VICTORIA — The weekly B.C. senior boys volleyball rankings welcomes four teams, each making its first appearance of the season in the provincial rankings in a rise from unranked status.
In the AA Vancouver Sea-to-Sky zone, Vancouver’s Gladstone Gladiators debut at No. 11.
In the AA Vancouver Island zone, the Salt Spring Island Scorpions check in at No. 14.
Two Single-A schools also debut, both from the Bulkley Valley and the Northwest zone.
Houston Christian’s Wildcats are the biggest jumpers of them all, making their debut at No. 5.
Smither’s Bulkley Valley Christian Royals arrive at No. 14.
This week, an added feature: We’ve included the zones from which each school resides. A key to their full names is included at the bottom of this post.
Once again, here are the complete rankings (Total number of ranked teams varies week to week, based on the number of teams receiving poll points).
TRIPLE A
1 Kelowna Owls (TOK) (LW-1)
2 Elgin Park Orcas (Surrey) (SF) (2)
3 Fraser Heights Firehawks (Surrey) (SF) (3)
4 Okanagan Mission Huskies (Kelowna) (TOK) (4)
5 Walnut Grove Gators (Langley) (EV) (5)
6 R.A. McMath Wildcats (Richmond) (SF) (7)
7 Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver) (VS2S) (8)
8 Claremont Spartans (Victoria) (VI) (6)
9 Delta Pacers (SF) (9)
10 Oak Bay Barbers (Victoria) (VI) (10)
11 Belmont Bulldogs (Victoria) (VI) (13)
12 Burnaby Central Wildcats (FN) (16)
13 Penticton Lakers (TOK)(11)
14 David Thompson Trojans (Vancouver) (FN) (12)
15 Moscrop Panthers (Burnaby) (FN) (14)
DOUBLE A
1 MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (EV) (LW-1)
2 Langley Christian Lightning (EV) (2)
3 Pacific Christian Pacers (Victoria) (VI) (3)
4 Duchess Park Condors (Prince George) (NC) (4)
5 St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria) (VI) (5)
6 Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey) (SF) (6)
7 Langley Fundamental Titans (EV) (7)
8 College Heights Cougars (Prince George) (NC) (8)
9 McRoberts Strikers (Richmond) (SF) (9)
10 Summerland Rockets (TOK) (10)
11 Gladstone Gladiators (Vancouver) (VS2S) (NR)
12 W.L. Seaton Sonics (Vernon) (TOK) (12)
11 D.P. Todd Trojans (Prince George) (NC) (11)
13 Revelstoke Avalanche (TOK) (NR)
14 Gulf Island Scorpions (Salt Spring Island) (VI) (NR)
SINGLE A
1 Abbotsford Christian Knights (EV) (LW-1)
2 Credo Christian Kodiaks (Langley) (EV) (2)
3 Vancouver Christian Thunderbirds (VS2S) (3)
4 Nanaimo Christian Trail Blazers (VI) (5)
5 Houston Christian Wildcats (NW) (NR)
6 Cedars Christian Eagles (NC) (Prince George) (4)
7 Brockton Grizzlies (North Vancouver) (VS2S) (6)
8 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack) (EV) (7)
9 St. Andrew’s Sabres (Victoria) (VI) (8)
10 Duncan Christian Chargers (VI) (9)
11 Kelowna Christian Knights (TOK) (10)
12 Jules Verne Albatros (Vancouver) (VS2S) (13)
13 Vernon Christian Royals (TOK) (11)
14 Bulkley Valley Christian Royals (Smithers) (NW) (NR)
15 St. John’s Eagles (Vancouver) (VS2S) (12)
16 Chatelech Eagles (Sechelt) (VS2S) (14)
KEY — TOK-Thompson-Okanagan, SF-South Fraser, EV-Eastern Valley, VS2S-Vancouver Sea-to-Sky, VI-Vancouver Island, FN-Fraser North, KT-Kootenays, NC-North Central, NW-Northwest.
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